One of our most exciting implementation projects is this rock garden complete with cobble and sand mulch to retain moisture. This garden was watered once with a sprinkler to aid in seed germination and then left to Nature. As you … Continued
Today we got around to some harvesting of our dry peas and fava beans. These kinds of crops, if not picked fresh for sweet peas or green beans, are best left until the very end of their life cycle to … Continued
Today we finished the horno. The best part was figuring out how to make the chimney hole in the back and putting the last brick in the top. It got challenging at the end because the bricks would slide in … Continued
Today I made the journey to Corrales to give the Youth Conservation Corp program a presentation as part of AIRE’s program offerings. This is the second time we presented to them, last year I spent a day with this YCC … Continued
Today we started building the actual horno! First we made a big ‘X’ from corner to corner of the mesa, or base, of the horno to identify the middle. Then we used two big nails and a length of string … Continued
Today we went to Parr Field and harvested our first batch of “green” beans, about 5.5 pounds. Many of the beans have already escaped our attention and were too mature to eat as green beans so we left them to … Continued
Here we are taking care of Sol Feliz’ newest field. Thanks to Chris Duran, left, and Kiko Pacheco, right. This milpa is doing better than all the other ones, I am thinking it is because this soil hasn’t been worked … Continued
Today the mud hit the ground on our horno project! First we chose the site, then leveled it out some. We put the adobe bricks in a square to test out the size and then moved them aside to put … Continued
Today we got together to harvest and dry some more pears from a local fruit tree near Sol Feliz Farm. While some of us were doing that, others of us were cleaning up the school grounds and identifying the area … Continued
Today we received a visit from 20 young people and their facilitators, namely Daniel Hutchinson of Localogy… This was part of the Sangre de Cristo Youth Summer Camp, an annual program that reminds me of what summers should be: lots … Continued